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Foretrord 

HE  subject  matter  contained  herein  was  prepared  at  the 
Recruit  Educational  Center,  Camp  Upton,  New  York, 
which  has  been  in  operation  since  May  1,  1919. 

The  normal  length  of  the  course  at  the  Recruit  Edu- 
cational Center  is  four  months.  The  students  are  all  men 
who  have  been  enlisted  as  illiterate  and  non-English 
speaking.  The  men  are  grouped  together  in  an  organization  consisting 
of  two  battalions.  The  program  consists  of  about  three  and  one-half 
hours*  military  drill  and  three  hours*  actual  school  work.  The  full  power 
of  the  military  control  is  used  to  compel  the  maximum  attendance. 

Several  methods  of  teaching  have  been  tried  out  and  discarded  until 
gradually  the  present  method  has  been  evolved. 

The  course  was  originated  and  developed  by  Captain  Garry  C.  Myers, 
Sanitary  Corps,  Director  of  Education,  who  was  assisted  in  the  work  of 
developing  details  by  practically  the  entire  corps  of  instructors  of  the 
Recruit  Educational  Center.  Space  does  not  permit  mentioning  the  names 
of  the  individuals  concerned,  but  to  all  of  them  the  Recruit  Educational 
Center  acknowledges  due  credit.  The  military  stories  were  originated 
and  developed  by  First  Lieutenant  Walter  H.  Wells,  Infantry,  under  the 
supervision  of  Major  Louis  T.  Byrne,  Infantry,  United  States  Army, 
commanding  the  center. 

This  course  is  being  sent  out  with  the  belief  that  it  will  be  found  of 
great  assistance  in  teaching  men  throughout  the  service,  who  (while  they 
have  been  classified  as  literate  when  they  entered  the  service)  require  a 
better  knowledge  of  the  English  language  to  enable  them  to  perform 
properly  the  duties  of  a  soldier. 

Wall  charts,  word  cards,  penmanship  strips  and  writing  scale  men- 
tioned herein  may  be  obtained  on  requisition  to  the  War  Department. 

School  Office, 
Recruit  Educational  Center. 

Camp  Upton,  N.  Y.,  June,  1920. 


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:"        THE    DOUGHBOY'S    FRIEND 

|V/f^/F-A'N.GE:ap^.  Johns       were  bunkies.     They  had  enlisted  together, 
-*•  had  done  their  first  K.P.  together,  and  when  the  Company  had  been 
organized  by  squads  they  had  managed  to  get  into  the  same  squad. 

One  morning  orders  arrived  transferring  Johnson  to  a  far-distant 
post.  Murange  bade  his  friend  good- 
bye, and  as  he  saw  the  detachment 
march  off  to  the  train  he  felt  that  he 
had  lost  the  best  friend  that  he  had 
made  in  the  army. 

"Sergeant,"  said  Murange  to  the 
old-timer  who  slept  next  to  him, 
"you've  been  in  the  service  a  long  time. 
I  suppose  you  lost  your  best  friend  long 
ago.     Did  you  ever  hear  from  him?" 

Sergeant  Friedman  looked  up 
with  an  amused  smile,  blew  a  smoke  '"^^'«  ^°^^^^''^  ^''''  ^"^'^^" 

ring,  and  said:  "Son,  I've  made  a  few  friends  in  my  time,  but,  after  all, 
the  best  friend  I  ever  made  in  the  army  is  still  with  me.  He's  standing 
right  by  my  bunk  now." 

Murange  looked  up  wonderingly,  for  it  happened  that  he  and  the 
sergeant  were  the  only  ones  in  quarters.  The  only  thing  standing  near 
the  sergeant's  bunk  was  his  remarkably  well-cared-for  rifle,  whose  stock 
fairly  reflected  the  sunbeams  that  streamed  in  through  the  window. 

"Yes,"  said  the  sergeant,  "a  doughboy's  rifle  is  the  best  friend  he 
ever  has  in  the  army.  Treat  him  well  and  he  will  stand  by  you  through 
thick  and  thin.  Very  little  attention  he  requires,  too,  considering  what 
he  can  do  for  you  if  you  will  give  him  a  fair  deal.  Keep  the  bore  and 
bolt  properly  oiled,  keep  the  whole  rifle  clean,  and  you  will  pass  inspection 
with  ease. 

"On  the  range,  where  good  shooting  means  extra  dollars  on  pay-day, 
clean  the  bore  with  the  soda  solution  as  soon  as  possible  after  each  day's 
firing,  and  then  cover  it  with  a  thin  coating  of  oil.  Remember,  when  you 
need  your  rifle,  you  need  it  badly,  and  you  want  to  hit  what  you  shoot  at. 
Take  a  tip  from  me,  treat  your  rifle  as  your  best  friend." 


TIPS    FROM    A   WAR   VETERAN 

GEORGE  WOODS  always  had  lived  on  a  farm  in  the  country,  far 
away  from  any  school.     He  never  had  left  home  till  our  country 
entered  the  World  War,   when  he  was   drafted   and   sent  to   France. 


Woods  was  in  many  battles.     Twice  he  was  cited  for  bravery  in  the  face 
of  the  enemy,  but  because  he  lacked  education  he  never  was  promoted. 

Soon  after  the  armistice  was  signed  he  returned  to  America  and  was 
discharged  from  the  army.  However,  he  was  not  satisfied  with  the  old 
life  and  realized  how  badly  handicapped  he  was  by  not  knowing  how  to 
read  and  write.  So  when  he  heard  that  the  army  was  enlisting  men  like 
him  and  sending  them  to  school,  he  re-enlisted. 

One  night  he  was  telling  a  group  of  other  recruits  about  his  experi- 
ences in  France.  "I  tell  you,  fellows,  I  have  seen  many  officers,  some 
very  strict  and  others  easy,  but  the  best  one  I  have  ever  known  was 
Lieutenant  Grey,  who  was  the  strictest  but  kindest  man  under  whom  I 
ever  served.  It  was  a  pleasure  to  look  him  in  the  eye  and  salute.  He 
always  returned  it  just  as  snappily  as  you  gave  it.  I  used  to  think  as  I 
saluted,  T  respect  you  and  will  obey  you/  and  I  advise  you  fellows  to 
think  the  same.  If  a  man  did  not  salute  properly  he  would  always  stop 
and  tell  him  just  what  mistake  he  had  made. 

'*He  was  extremely  strict  about  small  details;  a  soldier  wearing  a 
hat  with  a  brim  that  needed  pressing,  with  shoes  unpolishe:^,  with  a 
wrinkled  uniform,  with  a  coat  unbuttoned,  with  long  hair,  or  any  one  of 
the  many  other  things  which  careless  soldiers  neglect,  was  sure  to  be 
corrected  or  disciplined. 

"We  never  realized  how  important  it  was  to  look  after  such  things 
till  we  got  up  into  the  Argonne,  when  we  found  that  the  habit  of  cor- 
recting each  mistake  and  always  watching  details  had  so  trained  us  that 
we  had  everything  arranged.  Why,  the  first  night  in  the  line  my  company 
was  the  only  outfit  in  the  regiment  that  got  food  up  on  time ;  and  it  was 
just  because  Lieutenant  Grey  had  watched  the  small  details  and  made 
each  man  do  his  full  duty  every  minute.  I  remember  he  said  to  us 
one  night:  'If  you  will  take  care  of 
the  little  things,  you  will  soon  find 
that  the  big  things  will  take  care  of 
themselves.'  " 

Just  then  the  company  commander 
entered  the  room  on  a  tour  of  inspec- 
tion. Woods,  who  had  formed  the 
habit  of  being  constantly  on  the  alert, 
was  the  first  to  see  him.  He  came  to 
a  rigid  attention,  snatched  the  cigar- 
ette out  of  his  mouth,  removed  his  hat 
and  yelled  ''Attention!"  The  captain 
noted  with  pleasure  the  soldierly  man- 
ner in  which  his  men  had  immediately  stopped  all  games,  smoking  and 
talking.     "Rest!"  he  said.     It  was  an  easy  inspection. 

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"One    night    he   was    telling    a    group    of 
recruits  about  his  experiences  in  France" 


IMPROVING   THE    MESS 

/~\LD  Sergeant  Franznick  of  Company  "D"  had  just  finished  serving 
^^  dinner.  He  was  standing  near  the  garbage  can  and  getting  madder 
and  madder  each  minute.  Finally  one  man  came  up  and  threw  away 
almost  a  full  mess-kit  of  food.     The  sergeant  could  no  longer  stand  by 

and  see  good  food  wasted.  "Come 
over  here ;  you  fellows  washing  your 
mess-kits,  come  here,  too.  I  have 
heard  a  lot  of  talk  from  men  in  this 
company  about  poor  food.  You  men 
think  I  am  responsible.  You  are 
wrong.  You  men  prevent  us  from 
eating  like  Company  'A.'  If  you 
would  never  accept  more  food  than 
you    can    eat,    we    would    have    ice 

"Thr*ergeant  could  no  longer  stand  by   ^.j-^^j,,  ^^^      -^^  jij^^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^^^      j 
and  see  good  food  wasted  ^ 

could  save  money  for  you.  As  it  is, 
most  of  you  have  eyes  which  are  bigger  than  your  stomachs.  Never  take 
more  than  you  are  sure  you  will  eat.  If  still  hungry,  come  back  for 
seconds.     I  will  see  that  you  get  them." 

The  sergeant  then  turned  to  Jansen,  the  last  man  to  empty  his  mess- 
kit,  and  said,  "Jansen,  I  shall  watch  you.  You  have  talked  about  this 
mess  and  all  the  time  by  your  wastefulness  you  were  preventing  us  from 
improving  it.  If  you  fellows  will  act  like  old  soldiers  and  not  like  recruits, 
we  will  have  excellent  food.     The  Government  ration  is  very  liberal." 

Jansen  turned  to  the  sergeant  and  said,  "I,  for  one,  will  help.  What 
can  I  do?"  Sergeant  Franznick,  finding  that  the  man  agreed  with  him, 
said,  "Speak  to  every  man  you  see  wasting  food.  Tell  me  if  he  continues 
to  waste  it." 

In  a  very  short  time  the  mess  was  the  best  in  the  regiment.  Every 
man  was  getting  all  the  food  he  wanted  and  they  had  a  much  larger 
variety.     This  is  a  lesson  every  soldier  should  learn. 


THE    AMERICAN    WAY 

''Y"OU   did!"   shouted   Jose,   madly.     "Don't   tell   me   I    did,"   yelled 
-*-  Rudolf.     And  as  Jose  seized  a  knife  from  the  mess  table,  Rudolf 
picked  up  a  chair  and  swung  it  at  the  wrathful  Jose's  head. 

With  a  leap.  Sergeant  Hart  sprang  between  the  two  men.  "Stop 
that!"  he  ordered.  "Drop  that  knife  and  put  down  that  chair.  If  you 
fellows  want  to  fight  you  will  fight  in  the  American  way.     We  will  not 


stand   for  any  European  methods  of  settling  arguments  around   here. 
Come  with  me." 

Sergeant  Hart  quickly  obtained  a  pair  of  boxing  gloves  and  took  the 
two  men  down  back  of  the  stables.  He  explained  to  them  that  American 
soldiers  always  settle  disputes  with  their  fists,  that  a  man  who  attacks 
another  with  a  knife,  a  chair  or  a  club  is  looked  upon  as  a  coward  and 
as  a  fellow  who  is  afraid  to  fight  it  out  man  to  man  with  fists. 

The  Latin  and  Slav  glowered  at  each  other  as  they  clumsily  put  on 
the  gloves,  and  with  Sergeant  Hart  refereeing  and  keeping  time  they 
started  to  settle  the  argument. 

Jose  led  off  with  his  right,  striking  Rudolf's  nose  and  making  it  bleed. 
Rudolf  countered  with  a  hard  left  uppercut  which  made  Jose's  head  snap 
backward.     No  other  good  blows  were  struck  that  round. 

The  fight  went  on  for  five  more  rounds,  with  Jose,  who  had  started 
it,    gradually    tiring    and   getting    se- 
verely punished. 

When  Sergeant  Hart  saw  that  Jose 
was  no  longer  able  to  defend  him- 
self he  stopped  the  fight.  "Shake 
hands,"  he  said.  "Each  of  you  has 
shown  the  other  fellow  that  he  is 
a  good  man.  Forget  your  argument 
and  be  friends.  In  that  way  you  will 
be   playing  the   game   like   American  ^^_, 

11-         ,,  The  American  way 

soldiers. 


MORRIS    LOSES    HIS    GIRL 

■pECRUITS  Morris  and  Lavin  had  been  in  Company  "K"  for  two 
-"-^  weeks.  During  that  time  their  non-commissioned  officers  had  learned 
a  great  deal  about  their  habits.  Lavin  had  been  well  liked  from  the  first, 
on  account  of  his  cleanliness  and  quietness.  His  sergeant  had  noticed 
him  brush  his  teeth  in  the  morning  and  again  after  each  meal;  he  had 
seen  him  stop  to  wash  his  hands  before  eating,  instead  of  running  to  get 
first  in  line,  as  some  of  the  other  men  did.  The  captain  had  noticed  that 
the  new  recruit's  face  was  always  clean  and  shaved  and  that  his  hair 
was  neatly  trimmed. 

Morris  and  Lavin  had  talked  about  the  army  soon  after  they  enlisted, 
when  Lavin  had  said,  "Morris,  take  a  tip  from  me.  I  have  watched  these 
old  soldiers  and  they  are  the  cleanest  men  I  have  ever  lived  with.  I  know 
they  press  their  uniforms  very  often  and  always  have  them  altered  to  fit 
perfectly.     I  think  that  if  you  and  I  copy  the  good  habits  of  old  soldiers, 

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we  shall  be  better  liked  and  shall  make  friends  among  them.     The  officers 
also  will  like  ns." 

Morris  agreed  with  Lavin,  but  replied :  *'You  are  right,  but  I  did  not 
join  the  army  to  keep  brushing  and  polishing  all  the  time.  I  intend  to 
do  as  little  work  as  possible  and  yet  keep  out  of  trouble.'* 

"Yes,"  answered  Lavin.  **But  you  do  not  have  a  feeling  of  self- 
respect  if  your  uniform  is  dirty ;  moreover,  you  cannot  dodge  details,  for 
they  are  part  of  your  military  duty." 

Several  months  had  passed  since  the  two  soldiers  had  talked  about 
the  army.  Lavin  was  now  a  first-class  private,  but  Morris  was  still  a 
private  and  known  as  a  shirker  by  everybody  in  the  company.  He  had 
been  late  at  formations,  and  when  on  fatigue  details  he  did  as  little  work 
as  possible. 

The  two  friends  had  planned  to  attend  a  dance  in  a  nearby  town  and 
had  invited  two  ladies  to  go  with  them.  Neither  of  them  expected  any 
trouble  in  obtaining  a  pass,  so  when  they  saw  the  Lst  sergeant  they  were 
much  surprised,  for  he  said:  "Lavin,  you  may  go;  enjoy  yourself. 
Morris,  you  stay  here ;  no  passes  for  a  man  who  would  probably  disgrace 
himself  and  the  whole  company  by  wearing  a  wrinkled  uniform." 

Morris  pleaded  with  the  sergeant,  but  it  was  no  use.  He  was  not 
even  permitted  to  see  the  captain  about  it.  Morris  decided  to  see  the 
captain  in  spite  of  the  sergeant.  So,  waiting  until  the  orderly  room  was 
empty,  he  entered  and  knocked  at  the  captain's  door.  When  bidden  to 
enter  he  saluted  and  said,  "Sir,  Private  Morris  requests  permission  to 
leave  camp  tonight." 

"Did  the  1st  sergeant  give  you  permission  to  see  me?"  asked  the 
captain. 

"No,  sir,"  replied  Morris,  "but—" 

"No  'buts'  about  it;  you  disobeyed 
orders  in  seeing  me  without  his  per- 
mission.    Do  you  want  to  be  court- 
\-^^il  i)       /lA  martialed    for   disobeying  a   standing 

order,   or  will  you   take   my  punish- 
ment?" 

Poor  Morris  now  realized  to  what 
his  careless  habits  had  led.  He  now 
knew  that  the  captain  had  noticed 
that  he  had  not  been  as  good  a  soldier 

* 'Lavin  got  what  he  deserved  and  so    aS  he  might  have  been. 

did  Morris"  jj^g  captain  watched  him  and  said : 

"Morris,  if  you  were  an  older  soldier  I  would  send  you  straight  to  the 
guard-house.  Fm  tempted  to  do  so,  anyway,  because  you  are  not  playing 
the  *game.'    You  are  careless  and  lazy.     Speak  up.    Which  is  Ttl6~be^?" 


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Morris  hated  to  give  up  the  dance,  but  he  saw  that  he  had  done  wrong 
and  would  have  to  pay  the  penalty. 

"Sir,  Private  Morris  will  take  the  captain's  punishment." 
"All  right,"  said  the  captain.     *Two  weeks'   detail   as   washroom 
orderly,  and,  remember,  you  are 
getting  off  easy.     Let  ^this  be  a 
lesson  to  you." 

Lavin  took  both  of  the  ladies  to 
the  dance.  Like  a  gentleman,  he 
told  them  that  Morris  was  un- 
able to  be  present,  but  carefully 
avoided  telling  why,  so  as  to  con- 
ceal the  trouble.  The  girls  no- 
ticed that  he  did  not  want  to  talk 
about  his  friend,  so  they  continued 
to  ask  questions  until  they  had  the 
whole  story.  Lavin's  soldierly  in- 
stincts would  not  permit  him  to 
tell  a  lie.  Finally,  when  the  girls 
discovered    the    real    reason    for  "The  score  b  two  to  one" 

Morris'  absence,  one  of  them  said :  "My  mother  and  my  girl  friends  would  \ 
not  want  me  to  associate  with  a  soldier  who  gets  into  trouble  on  account  \ 
of  careless  habits." 


AN    ADVENTURE    IN    NEW   YORK 

T  ATTELL  and  Hansen  were  two  recruits  on  pass  for  the  first  time  in 

New  York.  Saturday  night  they  had  seen  a  good  show,  and  after 
mingling  with  the  crowds  on  Broadway  for  a  while  they  had  gone  to 
a  hotel  thoroughly  tired  out. 

Early  the  next  morning  they  decided  to  separate,  each  man 
going  in  search  of  adventure.  The  man  having  the  best  adventure  was 
to  win  a  good  dinner  from  the  other  fellow.  Lattell  had  a  big  advantage 
over  Hansen,  for  his  uniform  had  been  altered  so  that  it  fitted  perfectly ; 
it  had  also  been  cleaned  and  pressed  before  leaving  camp. 

After  breakfast  they  parted.  Lattell  first  went  to  a  barber  shop, 
where  he  had  his  hair  trimmed,  his  face  shaved  and  his  shoes  shined. 
Before  leaving  the  hotel  he  had  scrubbed  his  hands  and  cleaned  his  finger- 
nails, so  that  he  was  now  a  chesty-looking  soldier,  ready  for  any  kind 
of  adventure. 

Leaving  the  shop,  he  walked  up  Madison  Avenue  wondering  if  any- 
thing exciting  would  happen  and  just  where  to  search  for  adventure. 

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Presently  an  automobile  stopped  near  him  and  a  sweet,  low  voice  called, 
''Soldier,  where  are  you  going?"  Lattell  looked  around  in  surprise.  He 
saw  a  big  car  with  a  beautiful  young  lady  sitting  in  the  back  and  an 
elderly  lady  beside  her. 

"If  you  have  nothing  _  Q, 

to  do,"  said  the  elderly 
lady,  as  she  opened  the 
door,  "we  would  be 
glad  to  have  you  go  to 
church  with  us." 

Lattell,  removing  his 
hat,  replied,  "Thank 
you.  It  is  my  first  visit 
to  New  York  and  I 
would  be  glad  to  go  with  you." 
himself  to  the  ladies. 


We    would    be    glad    to    have    you    to    go    to    church 
with  u«" 


He  entered  the  car  and  introduced 


Lattell  went  to  church  with  them  and  was  invited  to  dinner  at  their 
home.  He  spent  the  afternoon  riding  around  the  city  with  the  young  lady, 
who  showed  him  all  the  interesting  sights  and  told  him  why  her  mother 
had  spoken  that  morning.  "Mother  always  picks  up  soldiers  who  are 
clean  and  neat,  who  look  as  though  they  are  proud  to  be  soldiers.  She 
likes  to  entertain  them."  Lattell  had  supper  with  his  new  friends  and 
spent  a  very  enjoyable  evening.  Before  leaving  he  received  a  very 
pressing  invitation  to  call  every  time  he  came  to  the  city. 

Hansen  was  at  the  station  when  Lattell  arrived  in  the  automobile. 
He  immediately  went  over  to  the  car  and  said :  "Lattell,  you  win.  I  have 
had  my  lesson." 

"What  happened?"  asked  Lattell. 

"Well,  I  left  you  and  walked  up  Broadway  until  I  decided  that  there 
would  be  no  adventure  for  me  today,  when  suddenly  it  came.  I  did  not 
notice  an  officer  and  failed  to  salute  him.  He  stopped  me  and  described 
exactly  what  kind  of  a  soldier  I  was:  'No  shave,  long  hair,  dirty  shoes, 
and  does  not  even  salute.  Give  me  your  name  and  organization.  You 
are  a  disgrace,  not  only  to  yourself,  but  to  the  whole  army.'  I  have 
learned  a  lesson  and  shall  not  forget  it." 

~^  A  United  States  soldier  in  a  clean  uniform  has  a  pass  anywhere. 
His  conduct  should  be  as  clean  as  his  uniform.  Such  is  the  true  value 
of  the  American  army. 


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A    GOOD    SOLDIER'S   REWARD 


TOSE  MORALES  was  a  good  soldier.  One  of  the  many  things  he 
•^  always  did  was  to  read  the  bulletin  board  many  times  each  day.  One 
night  after  supper  he  noticed  that  he  was  detailed  to  go  on  guard  on  the 
next  night.  As  he  would  be  busy  at  school  and  drill  the  next  day,  he 
went  to  his  bunk  at  once  to  examine  his  clothes  and  his  equipment. 

His  belt  was  clean  and  adjusted  to  fit  tight.  His  best  blouse  had  some 
spots  on  it,  so  he  took  it  to  the  tailor,  who  promised  to  clean  and  press 
it  that  night.  His  best  shoes  were  polished  so  well  that  he  could  see 
himself  in  them.  He  then  took  his  rifle  out  of  its  cover.  He  cleaned  the 
bore  and  chamber  and  every  Httle  screw-head.  He  rubbed  the  stock  with 
raw  linseed  oil  until  it  shone  beautifully.  He  then  felt  that  he  was  ready 
to  be  inspected  by  Captain  Black,  the  strictest  officer  in  the  Center. 

Morales  still  remembered  his  first  guard  tour.  He  did  not  then 
understand  what  the  guard  meant.  He  had  not  realized  his  important 
duty.  He  did  not  then  know  that  a  man  who  did  not  care  for  himself 
could  not  care  for  his  country  and  for  his  comrades.  On  that  first  guard 
Captain  Black  had  sent  him  back.  His  comrades  had  made  fun  of  him 
and  he  had  felt  ashamed  ever  since.  The  pride  inherited  from  his 
SpanisJi_ancestors  was  Jiurt. 

After  school  the  next  day  he  ran  back  to  quarters,  for  he  had  not 
much  time  before  guard  mount.  He  shaved,  washed  his  face  and  hands, 
cleaned  his  finger  nails,  brushed  his  hair  and  put  on  his  clean,  freshly 
pressed  uniform.  He  brushed  the  dust  off  his  already  shined  shoes  and 
gave  his  rifle  a  final  cleaning.  First 
call  for  guard  mount  then  sounded, 
so  he  ran  downstairs  in  order  not  to 
be  late. 

When  he  saw  the  officer  of  the  day, 
Captain  Black,  inspecting  the  guard, 
and  heard  one  man  rejected,  he  again 
recalled  his  first  tour  of  guard  duty. 
When  the  officer  of  the  day  finished 
inspecting  the  guard  he  returned  to' 
Morales  and  looked  at  his  hat. 
Morales  and  Riggs  were  both  very 
good,  but  Riggs  had  not  sewed  his  hat 
cord  on,  while  Morales  had.  There- 
fore Morales  was  chosen  as  orderly  to  "^^  *°  ^^  ""'^^  »»^  *^^j°y  yourself 
the  commanding  officer,  an  honor  he  had  always  aspired  to,  because  the 
commanding  officer's  orderly  did  not  have  to  sleep  with  the  guard  and  he 
received  a  48  hours'  pass.     He  could  sleep  in  his  own  bunk  in  barracks. 


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When  Morales  was  told  to  report  to  the  commanding  officer  as 
orderly,  he  went  to  his  company  room,  placed  his  rifle  in  the  arm  rack, 
and  then  went  to  headquarters.  Just  before  he  knocked  on  the  com- 
manding officer's  door  he  made  sure  that  his  hat  was  on  straight  and  that 
his  clothes  were  all  right.  When  he  knocked  on  the  door  he  was  directed 
to  "come  in."  He  walked  in  front  of  the  commanding  officer's  desk, 
halted,  faced  the  major,  saluted  and  reported:  *'Sir,  Recruit  Morales, 
Company  A,  reports  as  orderly." 

The  commanding  officer  looked  Morales  over  very  carefully  and  then 
said :  "Morales,  as  my  orderly  you  will  take  orders  from  no  one  except 
me  during  the  next  twenty- four  hours.  Relieve  the  old  orderly  and  report 
to  me  here  at  8  A.M.     I  shall  not  need  you  before  then." 

Morales  returned  to  his  company,  where  the  other  members  of  the 

guard  were  rolling  up  their  blankets,  preparing  for  a  night  on  post. 

Morales  was  happy  because  he  did  not  have  to  walk  post  and  he  could  see 

the  big  show  at  the  Liberty.    As  he  walked  past  the  guard  house  on  his 

way  to  the  theater  the  members  of  the  guard  envied  him.    As  he  returned 

from  the  show  it  began  to  rain,  and  shortly  after  he  returned  it  rained 

heavily.    He  thought  of  how  wise  he  had  been  to  spend  a  few  minutes  the 

night  before  in  cleaning  his  equipment.    His  rifle  was  not  getting  wet  or 

rusty. 

J  The  next  day  he  reported  promptly  at  8  o'clock,  but  he  had  very 

?^j^  little  to  do.     He  had  a  few  little  errands  to  run.     What  he  most  enjoyed 

V     was  when  he  accompanied  the  commanding  officer  when  he  went  to  a 

nearby  town  on  official  business  in  the  commanding  officer's  automobile. 

Every  member  of  the  guard  has  an  opportunity  to  become  the 
commanding  officer's  orderly.  Morales  had  the  cleanest  uniform  and 
equipment.  He  was  chosen  as  orderly  because  the  man  with  the  cleanest 
uniform  and  equipment  in  each  guard  is  chosen  as  orderly  to  the 
commanding  officer. 


THE    DESERTED    HOUSE 

lYyTYERS,  the  guard  at  post  No.  6,  had  been  watching  a  light  in  an  old 
-^'-*-  deserted  house  about  three  hundred  yards  away.  Finally  he  decided 
it  was  suspicious,  so,  going  to  the  end  of  his  post  nearest  the  guard  house, 
he  shouted :  "Corporal  of  the  guard,  No.  6 !"  As  there  were  only  eight 
posts  located  in  a  circle  around  the  camp,  he  heard  No.  7  pick  up  the 
call  and  repeat:  "Corporal  of  the  guard,  No.  6!" 

The  corporal  arrived,  and  when  Myers  had  pointed  out  the  light  to 
him  he  said :   "I  know  what  it  is.     Two  prisoners  escaped  tonight  and  I 

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'Meyers  .had  been  watching  a  light  in 
an  old,  deserted  house" 


believe  they  are  in  that  house  preparing  to  make  their  final  dash  to  get 
away.     I  am  going  to  capture  those  fellows  myself." 

The  corporal  disappeared  into  the  darkness  while  Myers  anxiously 
watched,  wondering  what  would  happen.     Presently  he  heard  two  low 

snaps,  like  the  snapping  of  a  gun  sling 
against  the  barrel  of  a  rifle.  As  this 
was  a  pre-arranged  signal,  Myers  did 
not  challenge  but  stood  at  port  arms 
peering  out  into  the  night. 

The  corporal  reappeared,  beck- 
oned Myers  to  follow  him  and  said 
in  a  low  voice:  "Come  with  me, 
Myers ;  there  are  two  of  them,  but  one 
might  get  away,  for  the  house  has  two 
doors."  As  they  carefully  made  their 
way  to  the  house,  the  corporal  ex- 
plained that  he  would  go  to  one  door  while  Myers  went  to  the  other. 
At  the  corporal's  signal  both  were  to  jump  into  the  doorways  and  cover 
the  two  men  with  their  rifles. 

Although  the  guards  meant  to  retake  the  escaped  prisoners  without 
harming  them,  if  that  were  possible,  they  were  ready  to  use  butt,  bayonet 
or  bullet  in  case  they  showed  the  slightest  sign  of  resistance. 

The  plan  worked  perfectly.  Myers  heard  the  two  snaps  from  his 
position  near  the  back  door  and  jumped  into  the  room,  covering  the  men 
and  yelling  "Hands  up !"  At  the  same  instant  the  corporal  sprang  into  the 
other  doorway  and  added  to  Myers'  yell,  "If  either  of  you  attempt  to  get 
away,  we'll  fire."  The  escaped  prisoners,  taken  by  surprise,  were  com- 
pletely overawed.  The  dash  and  energy  of  the  two  guards  bursting  into 
the  room  took  all  the  fight  out  of  them. 

The  corporal  took  the  prisoners 
back  to  the  guard  house  and  Myers 
resumed  his  post. 

Several  days  later  a  camp  order 
was  issued :  "Private  Myers,  Com- 
pany F,  is  hereby  cited  for  his  strict 
observance  of  general  orders  in  as- 
sisting in  the  capture  of  two  escaped  . 

.  „  *T,he    escaped    prisoners,    taken    by- 

general  prisoners.  surprise,  were  completely  overawed" 


General  Order  No.  2 

To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 


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General  Order  No.  4 
To  repeat  all  calls  from  posts  more  distant  from  the  guard  house 
than  my  own. 

General  Order  No.  11 
In  any  case  not  covered  by  instructions,  to  call  the  corporal  of  the 
guard. 

General  Order  No.  12 

To  be  especially  watchful  at  night,  and,  during  the  time  for  chal- 
lenging, to  challenge  all  persons  on  or  near  my  post,  and  to  allow  no  one 
to  pass  without  proper  authority. 


A    BUSY    NIGHT    ON    NUMBER    EIGHT 

"DLACK  was  a  little  fellow;  in  fact,  his  friends  said  that  when  he 
^^  enlisted  he  had  stood  on  tip-toe  to  pass  the  doctor.  Tonight  he  was 
walking  post  No.  8,  through  which  ran  one  of  the  roads  leading  to  camp. 
He  had  been  quite  busy ;  it  seemed  that  every  minute  his  sharp,  loud 
"Halt !  Who's  there  ?"  would  break  the  stillness  of  the  night.  Usually  the 
answer  was,  "Friends."  Sharply  the  guard  would  reply,  "Advance  one 
to  be  recognized."  Sometimes,  as  they  approached,  Black  would  have  to 
order  "Halt !"  as  some  of  the  party  would  advance  also  instead  of  waiting 
until  Black  had  recognized  the  first  man  as  a  friend  and  said,  "Advance, 
Friends."  The  sentinel  was  not  going  to  allow  more  than  one  man  to 
approach  at  once,  for,  if  he  did,  they  might  attempt  to  rush  by  him. 
When  challenging  Black  kept  his  rifle  at  port  arms,  for  in  that  position 
he  could  more  easily  push  it  straight  out  and  knock  an  enemy  down  or 
swing  the  butt  up  in  a  butt  stroke  at  his  chest  or  head. 

Things  had  quieted  down  when  Black  heard  several  horses  coming 
up  the  road.  "Halt!  Dismount!  Who's  there?"  The  horsemen  pulled 
up  and  the  voice  answering  the  challenge  sent  a  thrill  through  the  alert 
guard.  "Officers !"  was  the  answer,  but  the  voice  was  that  of  the  com- 
manding general.    "Advance  one  officer  to  be  recognized !"  Black  shouted. 

He  felt  a  little  weak  at  the  knees, 
giving  orders  to  his  general  and  mak- 
ing him  dismount,  but  orders  were 
orders,  and  Black  knew  that  he  would 
be  disobeying  them  to  permit  a 
mounted  man  to  approach  at  night. 

The  general  dismounted  and,  lead- 
ing his  horse,  walked  up  to  the 
guard,  who  was  standing  at  "port 
arms."    Black  recognized  him  at  once 


'Black    came 


to   a    snappy   present 
arms" 


and  came  to  a  snappy  present  arms,  saying, 
enough  for  the  party  in  the  rear  to  hear. 


'Advance,  Officers,"  loud 


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As   the  general  again  mounted   his   horse   he   said  to  one  of  the 
approaching  officers,  "Men  Hke  that  do  not  remain  privates  very  long/' 

General  Order  No.  2 
To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 

General  Order  No.  11 
To  salute  all  officers  and  all  colors  or  standards  not  cased. 

General  Order  No.  12 
To  be  especially  watchful  at  night,  and,  during  the  time  for  chal- 
lenging, to  challenge  all  persons  on  or  near  my  post,  and  to  allow  no  one 
to  pass  without  proper  authority. 


COVERED    BY   GENERAL    ORDERS 

TT  was  during  the  time  for  challenging.  Wilson's  post  had  been  very 
■*-  quiet.  As  he  walked  it,  all  alert,  he  thought  of  how,  in  case  of  fire, 
he  would  discharge  his  rifle  twice,  arouse  the  men  in  the  burning  building, 
and  then  turn  in  the  alarm.  Wilson  had  formed  the  habit  of  thinking 
beforehand  how  he  would  handle  various  situations  which  might  arise, 
while  he  was  in  charge  of  his  post.  In  a  few  minutes,  however,  some- 
thing was  to  happen  of  which  Wilson  had  never  heard. 

He  saw  three  figures  approaching  down  the  road.  "Halt!  Who's 
there?"  he  shouted.  "Member  of  the  guard  and  two  prisoners,"  was  the 
reply.  Wilson  started  to  advance  one  of  them.  Suddenly  he  thought: 
"I  cannot  recognize  a  prisoner,  and  if  the  guard  advances  the  prisoners 
may  escape."  The  prisoners'  guard,  becoming  impatient,  called:  "Well, 
sentry,  hurry  up  and  let  us  through."  Poor  old  Wilson^was  tempted  to 
direct  them  to  try  some  other  post.     He  did  not  know  what  to  do. 

Suddenly  he  remembered 
his  general  orders.  "Corporal 
of  the  guard.  No.  4!"  he 
shouted.  He  heard  the  sen- 
tinel on  No.  3  repeat  the  call, 
"Corporal  of  the  guard.  No. 
4!"  Then  he  told  the  prison- 
ers and  their  guard  to  stand 
where  they  were.  When  the 
corporal  arrived,  he  found 
that  the  challenged  party 
really  was  a  guard  with  pris- 
oners. He  made  them  go  around  to  No.  1  post  to  enter,  because  all 
prisoners  must  enter  or  leave  camp  at  No.  1.  If  Wilson  had  thought  of 
his  general  orders  immediately  he  would  have  known  what  to  do. 

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"The  Corporal  made  the  guard  and  the  pris- 
oners   go    around    to    Post    No.    1    to    enter" 


General  Order  No.  2 
To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 

General  Order  No.  10 

In  any  case  not  covered  by  instructions,  to  call  the  corporal  of  the 
guard. 

General  Order  No.  12 

To  be  especially  watchful  at  night  and,  during  the  time  for  chal- 
lenging, to  challenge  all  persons  on  or  near  my  post,  and  to  allow  no  one 
to  pass  without  proper  authority. 


A    GOOD    MAN    GONE    WRONG 

TT  was  almost  midnight.  Murphy  had  an  extremely  lonely  post.  No,  12, 
-*■  on  the  edge  of  a  large  wood.  As  he  was  walking  it,  alertly  scanning 
the  woods,  he  heard  a  noise  as  if  some- 
one was  trying  to  crawl  across  his 
post.  Murphy's  short,  sharp  "Halt! 
Who's  there?"  rang  out,  and  the 
noise  ceased. 

The  watchful  sentinel,  with  his  rifle 
at  port  arms,  rapidly  advanced  toward 
the  place  from  which  the  noise  had 
come.  Suddenly  a  man  arose  from 
behind  a  thick  bush.  "I  am  just  going 
to  my  quarters,"  he  said.  Murphy, 
with  his  rifle  still  at  port  arms,  re- 
plied: "You  will  have  to  enter  camp 
by  the  road  at  No.  1  post.     It  is  after  taps." 

All  at  once  the  man  made  a  rush  to  get  by  the  sentinel  and  attempted 
to  knock  him  over,  but  Murphy  made  short  work  of  him.  As  his  rifle  was 
at  the  port,  a  very  good  position  for  defense  or  offense,  he  swung  the 
butt  upwards  with  lightning  speed,  struck  the  man's  jaw  with  a  crash 
and  knocked  him  out. 

"Corporal  of  the  guard.  No.  12!"  called  Murphy.  In  a  short  time 
the  corporal  arrived.  Murphy  explained  the  case  in  a  very  few  words. 
"Another  good  man  gone  wrong;  stayed  out  after  taps  without  a  pass, 
and  then,  instead  of  taking  his  medicine  like  a  man,  tried  to  sneak  in." 

The  corporal  took  the  prisoner,  who  had  come  to  wondering  what 

had  struck  him,  to  the  guard  house,  and  Murphy  resumed  his  lonely  post 

with  a  feeling  of  satisfaction  that  he  had  done  his  duty  as  a  good  soldier 

should. 

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'A  good  man  gone  wrong' 


General  Order  No.  1 
To  take  charge  of  this  post  and  all  Government  property  in  view. 

General  Order  No.  2 
To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 

General  Order  No.  12 
To  be  especially  watchful  at  night  and,  during  the  time  for  chal- 
lenging, to  challenge  all  persons  on  or  near  my  post,  and  to  allow  no 
one  to  pass  without  proper  authority. 


EASY    MONEY 

CEVERAL  of  Kryzick's  friends  were  engaged  in  a  heated  discussion 
^  near  his  post.  As  he  passed  them  they  would  look  toward  him  and 
point  at  his  rifle.     The  argument  was  evidently  about  the  gun. 

Finally,  one  of  the  group,  whom  Kryzick  recognized  as  a  man  who 
slept  near  him,  came  up  and  said:  "I  have  a  chance  to  make  some  easy 
money  and  will  go  halves  with  you.     Let  me  see  your  rifle  a  minute?" 

The  sentinel  knew  it  was  against  general  orders  to  surrender  his 
piece  to  anybody  excepting  the  commanding  officer,  officer  of  the  day, 
officer  of  the  guard,  and  non-commissioned  officers  of  the  guard.  In 
spite  of  this  fact,  "easy  money"  sounded  good  to  him,  and  as  there  was 
no  one  in  sight  except  his  friends,  he  handed  over  his  rifle.  The  man 
at  once  took  out  the  bolt,  returned  the  rifle  to  Kryzick  and  walked  toward 
his  friends,  saying,  'T  will  bring  it  right  back  to  you." 

This  group  of  friends,  whom 
Kryzick  thought  were  true 
friends,  thought  they  were  play- 
ing a  joke  on  him.  Really  they 
were  getting  the  sentinel  into 
serious  trouble,  for  just  then 
the  officer  of  the  day  came 
around  the  corner  on  a  tour  of 
inspection.  Kryzick  saw  him 
at  once  and  hoped  he  would  not 
notice  the  missing  bolt.  He 
came  to  a  snappy  "present 
arms,"  hoping  that  the  officer  would  merely  return  the  salute  and 
pass  on. 

But  such  was  not  the  case ;  the  officer  of  the  day  stopped  in  front  of 
Kryzick  and  asked  him  for  his  general  orders.     The  sweat  stood  out  on 

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'The  officer  noted  the  absence  of  the  bolt' 


the  sentinel's  forehead  and  his  knees  began  to  shake.  He  knew  that  he 
should  come  to  ''port  arms"  when  talking,  but  if  he  did  so  the'  inspecting 
officer  would  see  that  the  bolt  was  missing.  In  the  meantime,  Kryzick's 
friends  were  badly  frightened,  for  they  knew  that  the  joke  had  changed 
into  a  very  serious  matter.  The  man  with  the  bolt  threw  it  on  the  ground 
and  the  group  disappeared  into  a  nearby  building. 

The  officer  was  surprised  that  Kryzick,  whom  he  had  always  known 
to  be  a  good  soldier,  did  not  come  to  "port  arms."  He  asked  if  it  were 
not  the  rule  for  a  sentinel  to  come  to  "port  arms"  when  talking  with  any- 
one. Now  the  unsoldierly  sentinel  executed  "port  arms."  The  officer 
noted  the  absence  of  the  bolt.  The  whole  thing  was  clear  at  once.  Kry- 
zick had  disobeyed  orders  in  allowing  someone  other  than  the  command- 
ing officer,  officer  of  the  day,  officer  of  the  guard  or  non-commissioned 
officer  of  the  guard  to  touch  his  rifle. 

The  officer  of  the  day  left  the  post  and  immediately  thereafter  the 
corporal  of  the  guard  relieved  Kryzick  and  placed  him  in  the  guard  house. 
A  new  guard  was  posted.     Kryzick  was  later  tried  by  court-martial. 

General  Order  No.  6 
To  receive,  obey  and  pass  on  to  the  sentinel  who  relieves  me  all 
orders  from  the  commanding  officer,  officer  of  the  day,  and  officers  and 
non-commissioned  officers  of  the  guard  only. 

General  Order  No.  7 
To  talk  to  no  one  except  in  line  of  duty. 

General  Order  No.  11 
To  salute  all  officers  and  all  colors  or  standards  not  cased. 


NUMBER    NINE    RELIEF 

"HPHIRD  Relief,  fall  in."  Spear  got  up  from  his  bunk  with  a  splitting 
headache.  He  did  not  speak  to  anyone  about  it,  however,  for 
Spear  was  not  a  quitter.  Besides,  he  thought  that  the  fresh  air  might 
make  him  feel  better. 

He  marched  around  in  the  rain  and  at  first  he  did  feel  better,  but 
after  relieving  the  old  sentinel  on  No.  9,  the  pain  grew  worse  and  he  felt 
feverish.  So  after  walking  his  post  a  few  times  he  went  to  the  point 
nearest  the  guard  house  and  shouted  "Corporal  of  the  guard.  No.  9, 
relief !"  He  heard  No.  8  repeat  the  call,  "Corporal  of  the  guard,  No.  9, 
rehef !"  Then  when  he  faintly  heard  No.  7  pick  up  the  call,  he  knew  his 
relief  would  soon  appear. 

He  continued  to  walk  his  post,  however,  till  he  saw  two  figures 
approaching.     "Halt!   Who's   there?"   he   shouted  as   loudly  as  a   sick 

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man  could.  "Relief,"  was  the  answer  in  his  corporal's  voice,  and  Spear 
felt  good. 

"Advance  one  to  be  recognized!"  commanded  the  sentry.  As  the 
corporal  came  up  Spear  recognized  him  and  called,  "Advance  relief!" 

"What  is  the  trouble,  Spear?"  ques- 
tioned the  corporal. 

"I  feel  very  sick,  corporal,  and  have 
a  high  fever,"  replied  Spear. 

"All  right,  give  McCarthy  your  spe- 
cial orders." 

With  McCarthy  standing  opposite 
him,  and  the  corporal  between  them. 
Spear  repeated  in  a  low  voice:  "Post 
No.  9  extends  from  Second  Street  to 
Third  Street;  I  will  allow  no  one  to 

cross  the  post  without  a  pass."    Then    ^_  

the   corporal   asked    McCarthy   if   he  L'<^^^ 

understood,  and,  upon  finding  that  he  "^»^«  McCarthy  your  special  orders" 
did,  led  the  sick  man  back  to  the  guard  house,  and  had  him  sent  to  the 
hospital. 

General  Order  No.  4 

To  repeat  all  calls  from  posts  more  distant  from  the  guard  house 
than  my  own. 

General  Order  No.  5 

To  quit  my  post  only  when  properly  relieved. 

General  Order  No.  6 

To  receive,  obey  and  pass  on  to  the  sentinel  who  relieves  me  all 
orders  from  the  commanding  officer,  officer  of  the  day,  and  officers  and 
non-commissioned  officers  of  the  guard  only. 


THE    GUARD    NUMBER    SIX 

nPHE  quartermaster  warehouse,  a  large  low  building  with  a  platform 
-*-  running  along  one  side,  had  been  robbed  a  number  of  times  in  the 
past  month.  Valuable  Government  property,  such  as  field  glasses,  had 
been  stolen. 

Finally  the  commanding  officer  decided  that  the  sentinels  were  not 
doing  their  duty,  and  he  gave  orders  that  if  anything  were  stolen  that 

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night  the  sentinels  who  were  posted  at  the  warehouse  would  be  court- 
martialed  for  neglect  of  duty. 

Private  Lansac,  who  had  the  1  A.M.  to  3  A.M.  tour,  was  walking 

his  post  when  he  heard  a 
slight  noise  under  the  plat- 
form and  a  similar  noise 
across  the  road,  as  if 
someone  had  stumbled.  He 
at  once  sharply  challenged 
"Halt!  who's  there?"  With 
his  rifle  at  port,  he  rapidly 
crossed  the  road. 

Suddenly  two  men  jumped 
up  and  started  to  run.     The 
"The  guard  No.  6"  alert  sentinel's  challenge  again 

rang  out:  ''Halt!  or  I'll  fire."  The  men,  however,  did  not  heed  his  cry 
but  continued  to  run.  ''Halt !  or  I'll  fire,"  repeated  Lansac  as  he  unlocked 
his  piece,  stopped  running  and  took  careful  aim  at  the  legs  of  the  fleeing 
men.  There  was  no  need  to  fire,  however,  for  the  men  halted  and  threw 
their  hands  up,  crying :  "All  right ;  don't  fire."  With  a  growl  Lansac  com- 
manded: "Get  out  here  in  the  road  and  if  either  of  you  tries  to  get  away, 
I'll  put  a  bullet  through  you.    The  Guard  Number  Six." 

Lansac  still  had  work  to  do.  He  placed  the  two  prisoners  between 
him  and  the  platform  with  their  backs  toward  him.  His  next  move  was 
a  surprise.  He  remembered  the  noise  under  the  platform  and  thought 
that  there  might  still  be  somebody  hiding  there ;  so  holding  his  rifle  at 
his  hip,  he  shouted :  "I  see  you  fellows,  get  out  here  quick  or  I'll  fire." 
Much  to  Lansac's  surprise  two  men  crawled  out  and  lined  up  alongside 
of  the  other  two. 

The  guards,  who  had  been  sleeping  fully  equipped,  had  turned  out  at 
the  first  alarm  and  had  run  to  Lansac's  help.  They  came  up  just  in  time 
to  see  the  last  of  his  prisoners  crawl  out.  Lieutenant  Lind,  the  officer  of 
the  guard,  at  once  surrounded  the  warehouse  with  his  guards  and 
searched  the  building.  No  more  thieves  were  found,  but  a  few  boards  had 
been  knocked  out  under  the  platform,  thus  enabling  a  man  to  get  under 
the  building.  Lansac  looked  over  the  prisoners  and  recognized  one  of 
them  as  a  clerk  who  worked  in  the  warehouse.  He  discovered  that  the 
dishonest  clerk  had  cut  a  trap  door  in  the  floor  which  he  had  covered 
during  the  day  with  boxes.  On  the  nights  when  his  gang  intended  to 
visit  the  warehouse  he  would  move  the  boxes  away,  thereby  allowing  the 
door  to  be  pushed  up  from  underneath. 

Report  was  made  to  the  commanding  general  the  next  morning  and 


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a  short  time  later  Lansac  was  ordered  to  report  to  headquarters.  "Pri- 
vate Lansac,"  the  general  said,  "last  night  you  did  your  duty  like  a 
soldier  and  I  am  proud  of  you.  You  have  done  what  many  others  have 
been  unable  to  do.     I  will  commend  you  in  the  orders  for  today." 

General  Order  No.  1 
To  take  charge  of  this  post  and  all  Government  property  in  view. 

General  Order  No.  2 
To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 

General  Order  No.  8 
In  case  of  fire  or  disorder  to  give  the  alarm. 

General  Order  No.  12 
To  be  especially  watchful  at  night  and,  during  the  time  for  chal- 
lenging, to  challenge  all  persons  seen  on  or  near  my  post,  and  to  allow  no 
one  to  pass  without  proper  authority. 


CARELESSNESS 

^'  A  RACK,  wake  up.  Jackson  will  give  you  two  prisoners.  Take  them 
-^^  to  the  incinerator  and  have  them  thoroughly  police  the  place." 
Arack  yawned,  took  his  rifle,  and  without  inspecting  it,  went  outside  and 
received  the  prisoners. 

Leaving  the  guard  house,  the  prisoners  were  checked  out  by  the 
corporal  on  duty  and  Arack  made  responsible  for  their  safe  return. 

As  they  marched  down  the  road,  Arack  kept  about  six  paces  in  the 
rear  so  that  he  could  more  easily  guard  them.  He  gave  the  rifle  salute 
to  several  officers  who  passed,  for  it  did  not  interfere  with  his 
watchfulness. 

Arriving  at  the  incinerator,  he  put  the  men  to  work.  Sentinels  are 
required  to  make  prisoners  work  hard. 

About  one  hundred  yards  from  where  the  men  were  working  was 
the  railroad.  A  long  train  of  freight  cars  was  slowly  passing.  Sud- 
denly one  of  the  prisoners  dashed  toward  the  train.  "Halt !  Halt,  or 
I'll  fire,"  shouted  Arack.  The  running  prisoner  paid  no  attention  to  the 
challenge  except  to  run  faster.  Arack  did  not  wait  to  call  halt  again, 
because  if  he  did  the  prisoner  would  be  far  away.  Arack  took  careful 
aim  at  the  running  man  and  pulled  the  trigger,  expecting  to  see  the  man 
fall.  Click  !  Rapidly  Arack  re-cocked  his  piece,  thinking  it  was  a  misfire. 
Click !  again  and  the  sentinel  realized  with  a  shock  that  his  rifle  was  not 

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loaded.     Before  he  could  take  a  clip  of  cartridges  from  his  belt  the 

escaping  prisoner  had  boarded  the  slowly-moving  train  and  disappeared. 

Arack  could  not  chase  after  him,  for  by  so  doing  the  remaining 

prisoner    would    be 
,  (^  *«*^i^  ^^  without  a  guard. 

There  was  noth- 
ing for  the  careless 
sentry  to  do  except 
to  return  to  the  guard 
house  and  report 
that  one  of  his  pris- 
oners had  escaped. 
The  officer  of  the  day  at  once  placed  him  under  arrest  for  neglect 
of  duty.  Later  he  was  court-martialed  for  violating  the  Seventy-third 
Article  of  War  and  sentenced  to  six  months  at  hard  labor  and  to  lose 
two-thirds  of  his  pay  per  month  for  a  like  period.  He  did  not  receive  a 
heavier  sentence  because  the  court  believed  that  Arack  was  a  good  soldier 
and  had  only  made  this  mistake  through  carelessness.  They  believed 
that,  after  he  served  this  sentence,  he  would  be  more  careful. 


>Qi>r 


Empty!! 


GETTING    A    GOOD    REPUTATION 

T^ONY  ROCCO  was  walking  Post  Number  Six  thinking  of  his  general 
-^    orders  and  special  orders. 

A  short  time  earlier  the  officer  of  the  day  had  inspected  Rocco,  and 
when  he  was  about  six  paces  away,  the  watchful  sentinel  halted  and  came 
to  a  snappy  "present  arms."  The  officer  stopped,  returned  the  salute  and, 
while  the  guard  stood  at  attention  with  his  rifle  at  "port  arms,"  asked 
Rocco:  "What  are  your  special  orders?"  Sharp  and  quick  came  the 
reply:  "Sir,  my  post  is  Number  Six.  It  extends  from  the  corner  to  the 
large  tree.  I  will  allow  no  one  to  go  near  the  gasoline  tank  without  a 
permit  signed  by  Captain  Elton."  The  officer  was  pleased  with  the  senti- 
nel's work;  therefore  he  did  not  question  him  further,  as  he  probably 
would  have,  if  Rocco  had  not  indicated  by  his  salute  and  prompt  answer 
that  he  knew  the  many  duties  of  a  guard. 

Now  Rocco  was  walking  his  post,  watching  a  soldier  who  came 
toward  him  carrying  a  can.  The  soldier  crossed  his  post  with  a  cheery 
"Hello,  Buddy,  how  is  business?"  Rocco  knew  that  it  was  against 
general  orders  to  talk  to  anyone  except  in  line  of  duty,  so  he  did  not 
reply.  He  watched  the  man,  however,  and  when  he  went  to  the  gasoline 
tank  and  started  to  fill  the  can  he  challenged:    "Halt,  have  you  a  permit 

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for  that  gasoline?"     The  man  repUed:     *'Oh,  that's  all  right,  you  know 
me ;  I  do  not  need  a  permit,"  and  went  on  filling  the  can. 

By  this  time  Rocco  was  alongside  of  the  man  and  he  did  not  hesitate 
to  do  his  duty.  "Turn  off  that  gas,"  he  ordered,  "you  are  under  arrest. 
Corporal  of  the  Guard,  Number 
Six."  Rocco  made  the  man  stay 
there  till  the  corporal  arrived, 
when  he  told  how  the  man  had 
disobeyed  his  order  and  had 
tried  to  steal  Government  prop- 
erty. The  corporal  took  the 
prisoner  to  the  guard  house  to 
await  trial  by  court  martial. 

Rocco's  prompt  action  made 
him  a  marked  man  with  his 
officers,  for  they  knew  him  to  be  a  man  they  could  depend  upon. 


''The  pi^isoner  was  led  to  the  guard  house 
for  trying  to  steal  Government  property" 


General  Order  No.  1 
To  take  charge  of  this  post  and  all  Government  property  in  view. 

General  Order  No.  2 
To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 

General  Order  No.  3 
To  report  all  violations  of  orders  I  am  instructed  to  enforce. 

General  Order  No.  11 
To  salute  all  officers  and  all  colors  and  standards  not  cased. 


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GENERAL  ORDERS  FOR  ALL  SENTINELS 

1.  To  take  charge  of  this  post  and  all  Government  property  in  view. 

2.  To  walk  my  post  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on  the  alert 
and  observing  everything  that  takes  place  within  sight  or  hearing. 

3.  To  report  all  violations  of  orders  I  am  instructed  to  enforce. 

4.  To  repeat  all  calls  from  posts  more  distant  from  the  guard  house 
than  my  own. 

5.  To  quit  my  post  only  when  properly  relieved. 

6.  To  receive,  obey,  and  pass  on  to  the  sentinel  who  relieves  me  all 
orders  from  the  commanding  officer,  officer  of  the  day,  and  officers  and 
non-commissioned  officers  of  the  guard  only. 

7 .  To  talk  to  no  one  except  in  line  of  duty. 

8.  In  case  of  fire  or  disorder  to  give  the  alarm. 

9.  To  allow  no  one  to  commit  a  nuisance  on  or  near  my  post, 

10.  In  any  case  not  covered  by  instructions  to  call  the  corporal  of 
the  guard. 

11.  To  salute  all  officers,  and  all  colors  and  standards  not  cased. 

12.  To  be  especially  watchful  at  night,  and,  during  the  time  for 
challenging,  to  challenge  all  persons  on  or  near  my  post,  and  to  allow  no 
one  to  pass  without  proper  authority. 


GENERAL  ORDERS  FOR  SENTINELS  AT  THE  POST 

OF  THE  GUARD 

Between  reveille  and  retreat  to  turn  out  the  guard  for  all  persons 
designated  by  the  commanding  officer,  for  all  colors  or  standards  not 
cased,  and  in  time  of  war  for  all  armed  parties  approaching  my  post, 
except  troops  at  drill  and  reliefs  and  detachments  of  the  guard. 

At  night,  after  challenging  any  person  or  party,  to  advance  no  one 
but  call  the  corporal  of  the  guard,  repeating  the  answer  to  the  challenge. 

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